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Nets' Brook Lopez out for season

Nets' Brook Lopez out for season
Updated: December 21, 2013, 11:30 AM ET

NEW YORK -- The Brooklyn Nets' disappointing start to the season hit a low point with the loss of All-Star center Brook Lopez for the season to a broken foot, league sources confirmed Saturday.

Lopez broke his surgically-repaired right foot that he fractured in 2011 and later had a screw replaced in. League sources say Lopez fractured the fifth metatarsal of his right foot. The injury was earlier reported by Comcast SportsNet New England.

The 7-foot center was thought to have suffered the break sometime in the second half Friday night, possibly in the third quarter, during the Nets' overtime loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, a league source said.

Lopez gutted his way through the injury, playing 44 minutes while making 9-of-19 shots and finishing with 22 points and seven rebounds. The Nets discovered the bad news after the game when Lopez underwent X-rays on his troublesome foot.

The Nets (9-17) have been ravaged by injuries in this slow start to the season despite coming in with championship expectations. They've also lost point guard Deron Williams, swingman Paul Pierce, and key bench players Andrei Kirilenko and Jason Terry to injuries at various points this season.

The Lopez season-ending injury, though, would appear to be the biggest blow for the Nets. Lopez was averaging 20.7 points and six rebounds. Lopez gave rookie coach Jason Kidd an advantage over several other teams inside the paint with a young, high-scoring big man.

The Nets now will likely start Kevin Garnett at center and Andray Blatche will see an increase in minutes.

Re: Nets' Brook Lopez out for season

It's basically impossible to blow it up. No one wants the hideous contracts of Johnson and Williams. No one wants KG's washed up corpse. They've thrown away a ton of draft picks. The only player that anyone would want is Paul Pierce since he is an expiring contract with a little bit of game left. But no one is going to give you the farm for Truth. Outside of that, it's just a hideous mix of bad contracts.

They mortgaged everything for Pierce and KG, and gave Williams and Johnson a ton of money. That franchise is going to be in the gutter for a while.

Re: Nets' Brook Lopez out for season

I bet the Clippers take him in a heart beat, they probably want his leadership and all that stuff he brings, Rivers been there helps too.

No, the clippers are not going into the luxury tax to pay a fossil $12 million this year and next. He can barely last 20 minutes a game and he shoots under 40% from the floor for a guy that never goes inside.

Whatever value he had last summer is no longer there. Age has caught up to him.

Last edited by Kstat; 12-21-2013 at 01:02 PM.

It wasn't about being the team everyone loved, it was about beating the teams everyone else loved.

Re: Nets' Brook Lopez out for season

No, the clippers are not going into the luxury tax to pay a fossil $12 million this year and next. He can barely last 20 minutes a game and he shoots under 40% from the floor for a guy that never goes inside.

Whatever value he had last summer is no longer there. Age has caught up to him.

Ok I always thought he was making 8mil a year yeah at 12 nobody is trading for him, my bad.

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Re: Nets' Brook Lopez out for season

I know that it stung for Celtics fans to see Pierce leave, but my God that franchise is going to be in a golden position in the coming years. I think they have like 17 draft picks coming their way. Add that to hopefully a healthy Rondo and Stevens coaching, and wow they have a bright future.